Olympus FL-900R - Turning on the Electronic Flash; Basic Photography and Settings

Turning on the Electronic
Flash
Attach an
electronic
flash to the camera, and then turn the camera on.
1
Press
the
ON/OFF
button.
•
The control panel display will turn on.
•
To
turn the flash
off, press the
ON/OFF
button
again.
• Replace the batteries if the CHARGE
lamp
does
not
light
after:
10
seconds (NiMH batteries)
30
seconds
(Alkaline batteries)
• If
the CHARGE
lamp
and
AUTO CHECK
lamp
blink simultaneously,
batteries are running
low.
Replace
the batteries.
Control
AUTO
CHECK
panel lamp
[I
lamp button
•
The flash
will
enter
sleep
mode whenever the camera
enters
sleep
mode.
• If
no operations are performed for approximately
60 minutes, the flash
will
turn
off
automatically. Press
the ON/OFF
button to turn it on.
Shooting
1
Use
camera
controls
to
choose
the
flash
mode.
• See
the camera manual
for
details.
2
Choose
a
flash control
mode
(P.
26).
3
Press
the
shutter
button
halfway.
• The camera and
flash will
exchange shooting
information and the flash range
will
be
displayed
in
the
control panel.
• Flash
range varies with camera settings
(ISO
sensitivity, aperture, and
lens focal length).
Light control range
AUTO
CHECK lamp
*
Displayed according to the
focal length
of
the lens.
25
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